Biography

Arend Willem de Ginkel van Reede. (1747-1815) (aka. Baron van Reede - Young Reede)

Son of Frederick William de Ginkell van Reede(d. 1747), 4th Earl of Athlone, and Louisa Isabella Hermelina van Wassenaar (d. 1756). Brother of Frederick Christian Rhynhart de Ginkell, 5th Earl of Athlone. Married (1769) to Heylwich Adriana Amarantha van Lynden (1740-1773), dau of Caspar Anthony van Lynden. Married (1791) to Wilhelmina von Krusemarck, dau of Freiherr Hans Friedrich von Krusemarck He died in Berlin. He was a close friend of Belle de Zuylen's.

Reede's father and brother were the 4th and 5th Earls of Athlone, respectively, despite being Dutch. The Earldom of Athlone had been conferred upon their ancestor Godard van Reede (1644-1722) by William III.

Life with James Boswell:

Boswell and Reede dined together at Archibald Maclaine's on December 24, 1763. Boswell recorded part of the dinner conversation, at which Reede said that "[Belle] de Zuylen is very likable. She writes verses, but she is not ill natured. She jests..."

Boswell spent some time in Reede's company during his visit to The Hague in 1764 as well.

This article was last updated at January 28 2008 12:27:30 CET

Other links of possible interest